Members and partners are invited to the AGHS TAS Christmas Garden Party. The afternoon begins at Summerhome, 2 Hopkins St West Moonah, with both the house and garden open, before moving to Runnymede, 61 Bay Rd New Town, where a […]
SA Branch Chairman, Jeff Jenkinson and his wife Gillian, will host the annual Christmas gathering at their beautiful property, St Vigeans, at 17 Laurel Road, Stirling. We hope many of you can be there. RSVP is not necessary, but if […]
This 8-acre reserve was originally the site of a natural spring once used by the Peoples of the East Kulin Nations. It has been a part of Malvern’s community life since 1888, when the Shire approached Thomas Pockett, a gardener […]
Eleanor and John Dartnall are opening their gorgeous garden called Tavistock for our Christmas celebration. The garden is amazing and there will be small tables of 4 to accommodate all who would like to sit and enjoy the later summer […]
Our end of year event will be in a very special garden in Ainslie. This garden abuts Mount Ainslie and it has always been owned by the same family. It retains the original plantings, which now almost cradle the house […]
This is a fundraiser to assist with advocacy activities in the Southern Highlands. $28.00 plus either a choctop or a bottle of water. In the heat of summer there is nothing like going to the movies and sitting in lovely air […]
Gracious Gardens and Re-Imagined Green Spaces in Albert Park St Vincent Gardens and Gasworks Art Park Following our interesting visit to Garden City in 2024, you are invited to join us to start 2025 with a 3-4 kms walk and […]
Join Ben Taylor, Landscape Manager at the National Gallery of Australia for our AGHS tour of the Sculpture Garden and the Fiona Hall Fern Garden. Ben will speak about the history and proposed re-creation of this iconic three-hectare site. Afterwards, […]
Duntroon House is listed on the Commonwealth Heritage List. Join the knowledgeable Duntroon guides for a tour of Duntroon House and gardens. Hear their stories and look out for historical plantings. The tour will last about 60 minutes plus time […]
This will be an amazing tour of two independent properties with guides at each location and lunch is included! Arthur and Yvonne Boyd were instantly enchanted by the Bundanon Homestead and landscape. In 1979 the Boyds purchased the Homestead, building […]
Walk with Colleen Morris, Christine Hay and James Quoyle around this spectacular headland park as they guide and reveal its little-known stories. With continuing First Nations connections, its landform and waterway formed the setting for 19th century colonial occupation. In […]
This tour promises to be spectacular! There are many gardens to visit most with exotic trees which should be in full autumn colour. Places to be visited include The Secret Garden at Richmond, Windyridge Garden and Nooroo at Mount Wilson, Gory'u Japanese […]
Branch members (and other Society members visiting Adelaide at the time) are invited to a talk by Susan McCormack, Carrick Hill Director, on the collection of gardening tools and related ephemera donated to Carrick Hill by Richard Bird in 2013, […]
Westgarthtown, Lalor/Thomastown is an historic farming settlement established c.1850s by German immigrants. We will have a special guided tour around Ziebell’s farmhouse, out buildings, garden and museum plus the Lutheran church, cemetery and other historic sites. After a delicious morning […]
The Branch has again been invited to participate in the City of Perth’s Boorloo Festival. This will give us the opportunity to distribute information about AGHS including journal back copies. A guided walk of the grounds of Government House, Perth, […]
Bookings are now open for this fantastic event. Located in the rolling hills of the Camden area, Brownlow Hill is a rare, substantially intact colonial farming estate, set amongst an idyllic country landscape where many of the early colonial structures […]
This is a joint AGHS/ACT National Trust event. AGHS always look forward to our joint event with ACT National Trust during the ACT Heritage Festival. Bring a picnic and explore other sites in Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve after the tour. Rock […]
Join Colleen Morris, Christine Hay and James Quoyle, for another stroll around this second Birchgrove headland as they guide us to unfold its secrets. A long narrow headland on the harbour’s southern shores, Yurulbin (its Indigenous name recorded in 1832) […]
About Led by Beaumaris Modern group founder, Fiona Austin, this walking tour takes in the Eastern part of Beaumaris and features houses designed by mid-century modern architects, Chancellor & Patrick, Eric Lyon, John Baird and Kevin Knight. The tour also […]
This year, the Town of Cambridge will be celebrating the centenary of the design of Floreat Park, based upon the concept of Garden Suburbs that grew out of the International City Beautiful movement. For more detail see Gillian Lilleyman’s contribution […]